Officer in Charge of Construction, Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California 93555-6100

M -- BASE OPERATING SERVICES SOL N62474-96-R-6320 DUE 032398 POC Contract Specialist, Carlo Espiritu (760) 939-4414 This is a sources sought synopsis seeking potential Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Women-owned Small Business firms that have an interest in submitting as a prime contractor only an offer to provide Base Operating Services at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS), China Lake, California. The services shall include a variety of base operating services for but not limited to grounds maintenance, custodial services, hood, vents, and exhaust system cleaning, mail courier, housing maintenance, combined bachelor quarter operations, dispatching/alarm room monitoring, pass desk, security guard, supply operations, hazardous waste disposal, laundry, weed and pest control, transportation operations including provision of Civil Engineering Support Equipment (CESE) fleet, solid waste collection and disposal services, ordnance support, and construction services. This firm may also be required to perform limited services at any or all of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division locations including but not limited to NAWS Pt. Mugu, California, Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Naval Air Warfare Weapons Station White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The proposed procurement is proposed to be issued as a combination of a Firm Fixed-Price and Indefinite Quantity type contract with Award Fee. The contract duration is for one (1) base year and four (4) option years. All sources shall be able to have a Top Secret clearance, capability to do electronic data interchange with the Government, and be able to receive required bondings. Interested sources shall provide the following information regarding the irqualifications, capabilities and experience : 1) Financial capability: provide financial statement showing capability to handle a contract of up to $20 million a year, 2) Bonding: provide maximum bonding capability, 3) Past Performance: provide references including contract numbers and point of contacts and phone numbers for relevant (similar in scope and complexity) projects performed during the last three years. These may be government or commercial. 4) Experience: Briefly describe the contracts or programs that your firm has worked in the last 5 to 7 years that show experience in performing, and overall management of, similar types of contracts (similar in scope and complexity) and show the experience of key managers, 5) Management structure: provide your proposed management structure for this contract with a brief description of the lines of responsibilities; and 6) Small business certification: Provide a self -- certification that you are a small business forth is sic code and size standard. This information is required in writing and failure to provide information on any of the criteria above (#1 through #6) will result in your firm being excluded from further consideration. This information must be submitted no later than close of business 23 March 1998 and may be faxed to : Carlo Espiritu at (760) 939-6535. If adequate interest is not received from Small Business firms, thesolicitation, which is presently being solicited as UNRESTRICTED and is to be issued on or about 17 March 1998, will continue. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) for this services is 8744. The small business size standard is $20 million.***** (0072)

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